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Profil
Amanda Cashin is Co-Founder and Head of Illumina Accelerator, a leading company creation engine and investment vehicle focused on building genomics-driven startups.
Founded in Fall 2014 in San Francisco and expanded to Cambridge, UK in Summer 2020, Illumina Accelerator has invested in 74 startups advancing breakthrough applications in genomics, including applications in therapeutics, women’s health, cancer diagnostics, consumer nutrition, agriculture, synthetic biology, and skin microbiome.
Previously, Amanda was Senior Vice President of Alexandria Venture Investments at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Amanda also led a team of life science professionals with strong science and business expertise responsible for industry research, company analysis, business development, and thought leadership activities to help position Alexandria at the forefront of the industry.
She earned a Ph.D.
in Chemical Biology from the California Institute of Technology.
Her scientific expertise and peer-reviewed publications are in the fields of biochemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, pharmacology, electrophysiology, and neuroscience.
Anciens postes connus de Amanda Cashin
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| ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/08/2014 |
Caltech Biotech | Fondateur | 01/02/2006 |
Illumina Accelerator
 Illumina Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Illumina Accelerator invests in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of genomics, including novel therapeutics, agriculture, synthetic biology, software and direct-to-consumer applications. The firm provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements with an investment size up to USD 0.2 million. | Fondateur | - |
W Fund Management LLC
 W Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance W Fund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on science, software, information technology, engineering and clean technology sectors with an investment size of USD 0.5 - 1 million. It participates in seed and early stage transactions. | Membre du Comité d'Investissement | - |
Formation de Amanda Cashin
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
 Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Operates as a real estate investment trust which leases life science, agri-tech, and advanced technology mega campuses | Finance |
California Institute of Technology
 California Institute of Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
W Fund Management LLC
W Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance W Fund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on science, software, information technology, engineering and clean technology sectors with an investment size of USD 0.5 - 1 million. It participates in seed and early stage transactions. | Finance |
University of Colorado Boulder
 University of Colorado Boulder Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Illumina Accelerator
Illumina Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Illumina Accelerator invests in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of genomics, including novel therapeutics, agriculture, synthetic biology, software and direct-to-consumer applications. The firm provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements with an investment size up to USD 0.2 million. | Finance |
Caltech Biotech |
